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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2003
Yoshie Iwakura, Higashiosaka, JP;
Minoru Tomiyori, Soraku-gun, JP;
Susumu Murakami, Soraku-gun, JP;
Hideshi Izumi, Ikoma, JP;
Yoshie Iwakura, Higashiosaka, JP;
Minoru Tomiyori, Soraku-gun, JP;
Susumu Murakami, Soraku-gun, JP;
Hideshi Izumi, Ikoma, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided are photosensitive body or bodiescarrying toner; transfer roller(s), rotating and coming in contact with photosensitive body or bodies, for causing toner image(s) formed on photosensitive body or bodiesto be electrostatically relocated onto paper; and paper transport means disposed upstream in transport direction(s) from transfer roller(s)and comprising drive roller(s)and idler roller(s)holding lead edge portion(s)of paperin nip(s) formed therebetween and rotating so as to cause transport of same; drive roller(s)and idler roller(s)being disposed to the side, on which photosensitive body or bodiesis or are present, of a plane L more or less tangent to nip(s) formed between photosensitive body or bodiesand transfer roller(s); and direction(s) R of transport of paper from drive roller(s)and idler roller(s)being disposed so as to be directed toward transfer roller(s)